creamy bacon-chicken ranch casserole

Recipe by
sherry monfils
worcester, MA

We recently held a BBQ-birthday party for my 5 yr old grandson and we ended up taking requests for what people wanted for food. Since my son in law is Hispanic, his family requested mostly food from their island-Puerto Rico. But his mom personally asked me if I would make this for her. I made it once before, about 6 yrs ago and she loved it. It's a compliment for sure coming from her because she usually sticks with her Hispanic food.

yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For creamy bacon-chicken ranch casserole

  • 5 lb
    white potatoes, cut into 1-1/2" cubes
  • 1/2 tsp
    each, salt and pepper
  • 2-1/2 c
    milk or light cream
  • 1 can
    cream of onion soup
  • 8 oz
    light sour cream
  • 1/2 c
    butter, melted
  • 1 pkg
    dry ranch salad dressing mix
  • 1/2 tsp
    garlic salt or powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    paprika
  • 3 c
    shredded sharp white cheddar cheese
  • 8
    green onions, sliced thin
  • 3 c
    cooked and shredded chicken breast
  • 8 slice
    bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 2 Tbsp
    diced cold butter

How To Make creamy bacon-chicken ranch casserole

  • 1
    Place potatoes in lg pot and cover w/ water. Bring to a boil and boil until just tender. Drain and add potatoes to lg bowl. Using a masher, mash them into chunky pieces.
  • 2
    In another lg bowl, Whisk together light cream or milk, sour cream, onion soup, melted butter, salad dressing mix, garlic salt, pepper and paprika. Add this to the potatoes.
  • 3
    Add 2 cups of the cheese, bacon and green onion, ( reserve a little of the bacon and green onions for garnish.) Lightly spray a 9" x 13" casserole dish w/ cooking spray. Evenly add chicken to bottom of casserole dish. Heat the oven to 350. Spoon mix into casserole dish. Sprinkle top w/ remaining cheese and a little more paprika.Dot w/ diced butter. Bake about 35 mins or until bubbly. Garnish top w/ reserved bacon and green onions.

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